Sentences with phrase «community energy schemes»

Case studies of innovative finance for community energy schemes in the UK», Energy Policy, vol.

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Find out more about the energy challenge and how National Grid is helping find solutions to some of the challenges we face at www.nationalgridconnecting.com The National Grid Energy Efficiency Innovation Award scheme was launched across National Grid's four gas distribution networks and provided a # 400k fund to support major innovations to tackle fuel poverty and deliver energy efficiency solutions in communities, with five agencies in total receiving aenergy challenge and how National Grid is helping find solutions to some of the challenges we face at www.nationalgridconnecting.com The National Grid Energy Efficiency Innovation Award scheme was launched across National Grid's four gas distribution networks and provided a # 400k fund to support major innovations to tackle fuel poverty and deliver energy efficiency solutions in communities, with five agencies in total receiving aEnergy Efficiency Innovation Award scheme was launched across National Grid's four gas distribution networks and provided a # 400k fund to support major innovations to tackle fuel poverty and deliver energy efficiency solutions in communities, with five agencies in total receiving aenergy efficiency solutions in communities, with five agencies in total receiving awards.

The Coalition Government is current designing the successor scheme to the current programme that funds the instillation of energy efficiency measures in low income and vulnerable households and communities.

While the emphasis is firmly on innovation, this could include projects that break down the barriers to the development and take up of new products and services, that deliver innovative solutions to reduce energy demand in low - income households, or that join up existing schemes to bring maximum benefits for vulnerable households and the wider community.

Jenny Saunders OBE, Chief Executive of National Energy Action (NEA), the national fuel poverty charity and one of the award scheme judges said «Coordinated action at a local level is key to helping the estimated 2.2 million households in living in fuel poverty in our communities and there is a wealth of knowledge, experience and passion amongst not for profit organisations seeking to address this problem across England.

Overall, the exhibition presents a quite diverse repertoire of architectural approaches and formal solutions to the different problems and opportunities which characterize each site; yet all proposals share some common traits, such as the involvement of local communities, the introduction of sustainable energy production facilities as both functional and symbolic elements, and the coexistence of different functions within a single functional scheme, from culture to residence, from education to entertainment.

Even if these efforts are successful, the international community needs to keep in mind that China would adopt such a carbon trading scheme strictly in its own interest - that is, to reduce local air pollution, increase energy security, and gain a competitive advantage in the energy markets of the future.

Community energy projects exist in many forms right across Europe — from solar villages in Spain, to co-operative wind farms in Belgium, and community energy saving schemes in the Czech Republic — but they need more political attention and backing to fulfil their pCommunity energy projects exist in many forms right across Europe — from solar villages in Spain, to co-operative wind farms in Belgium, and community energy saving schemes in the Czech Republic — but they need more political attention and backing to fulfil their pcommunity energy saving schemes in the Czech Republic — but they need more political attention and backing to fulfil their potential.

It calls for a stronger definition for a «renewable energy community» in the European Commission's Clean Energy package, and encourages access to financial support schemes for renewable energy communenergy community» in the European Commission's Clean Energy package, and encourages access to financial support schemes for renewable energy communEnergy package, and encourages access to financial support schemes for renewable energy communenergy communities.

But not all schemes to curb emissions or to protect communities from the downsides of energy development fit that bill.

The African group of countries tabled a proposal in June which demands a renewable energy future and specifically calls for clear support schemes for renewables and for community owned and controlled energy.

In Fintry in Scotland they've used the community benefit scheme to save over # 600 on each annual bill by installing energy efficiency schemes in over three quarters of the homes in the village.

Solutions to the climate crisis exist in the form of community - controlled clean energy projects and energy savings schemes.